Saturday, April 16, 2011

feels like an ending

Thank goodness there are songs like this, sustaining you when you're at a loss for words.

Because they just say everything, everything.


All files deleted. Nearly done.





EXIT/DELETE
music: Takagi Masakatsu
lyrics & vocals: David Sylvian


Feels like an ending
She's winding her way towards a conclusion
That never comes
Caroline feels uncomfortably numb

She's in deep
Surrendering to the promise of sleep
Almost done
Caroline plays an audience of one

And it isn't polite
She won't even try
A problem to no one
A problem to none

How can it be as quiet as this
This close to the edge?
Caroline says she's nobody's friend

How can you breathe
Embarrassed to be this far left of alone?
Caroline knows there's nobody home

It's ending
Winding its way towards a conclusion
Nearly done
Caroline knows there's nothing to come

When in doubt
She wanted to get it all down in writing
Didn't count
Better if someone else works it out

The files are deleted
No resisting at all
Already defeated


© 2004 by David Sylvian/ Opium (Arts) Ltd.

Source: 
http://www.davidsylvian.com/texts/lyrics_and_poetry/exitdelete.html

1 comment:

Abvel said...

Sad and beautiful. Song hits even more when you've felt this, but never been able to put it to words...